PSO, Telenor Pakistan sign connectivity accord

PSO,
Telenor Pakistan sign connectivity accord

KARACHI: Pakistan State Oil, the largest oil marketing company in Pakistan,
has partnered with Telenor Pakistan – the second largest and fastest
growing cellular network of Pakistan – in establishing connectivity
between the pump controllers at its New Vision retail outlet network
across country and PSO head office through customized GPRS solution.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr Jalees Ahmed Siddiqi said that, being at
the forefront of retail transformation and automation, PSO has adopted
technology to ensure real-time flow of data from the fuel-dispensing
units to PSO head office. The data comprises complete transaction history
at the pump controllers as well as information from connected equipment
such as Auto Tank Gauging System, POS Terminal, Dispensing Units, Auto
Price Change Units, Incident and Breakdown Alarms, etc.

Commenting on the agreement, Telenor Pakistan’s Chief Marketing
Officer & Vice President Commercial Sigvart Voss Eriksen said, “One
of Telenor Pakistan’s key focus areas has been to add value to
the businesses it serves. In the same spirit, we are proud to partner
with PSO. By providing quality solutions to their business needs, we
are confident that our relationship will take industrial use of telecommunications
to a new level of excellence.”

Mr Sigvart Voss Eriksen emphasized that Telenor Pakistan’s integrated
solution for end-to-end secured connectivity based on CIS applications
will enable PSO to bring in real-time data round-the-clock from its
retail network. This would result in improved business process, greater
service reliability and data security.